Display rack



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F. MlCHELBACH DISPLAY RACK Filed April '7, 1922 3 Sheets-Shea?l 5 4f /g f 1. 4225 35 Patented inne l, 1925.

narran sraras FRANK MICHEI-BACI-I, OF DEL RAY, VIRGINIA.

DISPLAY RACK.

Application ined Api-117, '1922.

This invention relates'to display racks and more particularly to racks for displaying rolled rugs in upright positions.

lt has been found from experience that is highly desirable to obtain a rug display rack that will display the rugs in separate groups in order that rugs of different classes may be positioned in different groups, thereby enabling the merchant to readily locate rugs of vselected type in predetermined groups, and an object of this linvention is to provide a Vrug display raclr comprising means for displaying rolled rugs in :upright positions and arranged in kradially disposed groups@ Another object ofy this invention is to provide a rug display rack comprising a plat'- form andmeans for displaying rolled rugs in separate groups of such conguration as to divide the platform into-separate segmental areas for the reception of additional articles of merchandise or ornamentations to be displayed. l

A further object of the invention is to provide a rug display rack including a supporting base and a rotary platformcooperating with the base, there being means for readily centering the platform upon the base, thereby enabling unskilled persons to move kthe device from `place to place and quickly assemble it without danger of dislocation of its cooperatingcomponents An additional object of this invention is to provide a rug display raclr of generally improved construction, whereby the device will be simple, durable and inexpensive in construction, as well as convenient, practical,.ef`cient and serviceable in its use.

`Viith-the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes `in 'the precise embodiment of the invention Vhereindisclosed, Vmay be made within the' scope of what is claimed, without departing from thespirit ofthe invention.

VThe invention-has vbeen illustrated inl its preferred. embodiments in the'accompanying drawings `wherein Figure .1V is a perspective view of the tinvention.- l

Figure-'2 is a central vertical. sectiomparts appearing in elevation, and showing the.

rugs in their supported-position,

Serial No. 550,386.

Figure 3 Ais a top plan view.

Figure` 4 is a horizont-al sectional view taken on a line lc-'#4: of Figure 2, but show ing ornamental members positioned in Jthe segmental area-s upon the rotary platform and Figure 5 is a central vertical sectional view taken through the bearing member.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown an annular base 10 supporting an annular track or race-way 11. A rotary platform 12 is provided and is supported by a plurality of anti-friction devices 13, such as rollers or ball members, and these anti-friction devices cooperate with the tracl; 11 to support the platform 12 for free rotary movement upon the base 10. An axial shaft 14 is provided and Iis secured adjacent its arms 20 extend from the hub 19 andeeach arm has a plurality of opposed arcuate recesses 21 formed in its opposed longitudinal edges. The rotary platform 12 is also provided with radially eXtending arms 22 and each arm 22 has opposed recesses 23 formed in Vits longitudinal'edges, the recesses 21 and 23 being disposed in vertical alinem'ent for the reception ofthe periphery of thel rolled rugs, thereby supporting these rugs in an upright or vertical posit-ion. Chains or other liexible elements 211 are secured to the central portion of the supporting member l 18, by means of screws or Vother securing devices, while upstanding pms or hooks 25 are carried by the lateral lingers or-extensio'ns 26 'fonmed at' the outer ends ofthe radial arms 20. These chains engage the rugs and hold them within their respective recesses, and

` the outer terminals ofthe bains arelsecured tothe lateral' extensions 26-` by' placing-a selected -linkfeach chain'over av pin 25, thereby sec-tiring each chainy in' engagement with Ythe rugs.

Brace rods v27 connect the outer terminals 'ft'h'e athis-'2O wtliftli'erbtaiypltfriii 12,

these rods being secured at their opposed ends to the arms and the platform l2 by means of studs and nuts or any suitable curing devices.

ln order to center or axially aline the rotary platform with respect to the annular base, there is provided a centering bearing member' or pedestal which comprises a housing that is provided with an aXi al bore Q9 and this bore is enlarged at to provide an annular shoulder 3l. A case-hardened plate is positioned within the bore QS) to cooperate with a caso-hardened thrust bearing member S3 which has a reduced shank Si extending therefrom, thereby providing an annular shoulder This shank Bel is forced into the lower end of the tubular shaft ll and the shoulder engages the lower end of this shaft, thereby providin rigid structure to receive t-he vertical stress or thrust imparted by the central portion of the rotary platform to the central bearing member. rlie shaft let is held against lateral movement by means of a ball bearing device including inner and outer annular members 36 and 3T, haring con'iplementing race-ways for the reception of balls 3S, an'l this complete bearing device is held seated upon the shoulder' 3l by means of set screws :'39, Thus it is obvious that the vertical thrustcxcrted by the. rotary platform and its components is received by the annular and the axial bearing 28, while the lateral stress is received by the annular ball bearing structures 3G and 3T.

To insure the axial alinement of the bearing housing Q8 re ative to the base l0, there are provided spacing links l0 of predetermined lengths and each link is pivotally cured at its outer end to the annular base l0 in any suit-able way, as shown at stl, while its inner terminal is detachably secured to the housing Q8 by bending this terminal perpendicular' to the link and extending this perpendicular portion 4t2 through an aperture 43 formed in a web del extending radially from the pedestal 2S. rlhere are preferably four webs and links, so that when the links are in position, it is manifest that the. bearing housing QS will be accurately positioned in the center of the annular base l0. thereby insuring the axial alignment of the rot-ary platform relative to the annular base.

If desired the rotary platform may be mechanically rotated, and to this end the. platform l() has a gear 45 secured to its lower face and a pinion d6 meshes with this gear. The pinion 46 is carried by a shaft 1li' which is mounted for rotation within bearings and this shaft may be driven from any suitable 'source of. power, not shown.

In operation` V.the device may be readily assembled by simply placing the links Ll() in base l() position thereby centering the bearing housing or pedestal 28, and then the pedestal Q8 may be readily secured to the floor by lag screws or other securing devices. Now the rotary platform and its components are. mounted upon the base and the device is ready for use. Thus it is obvious that an unskilled person may readily move the device from place to place as desired and properly assemble it, because the links l0 insure the true centering of the pedestal, thereby obviating the necessity for the use of gages or other measuring instrun'ients.

'l`he rugs are secured in position in radially disposed groups, thereby permitting rugs of di vferent classes as to quality or design to be positioned in selected groups, thus enabling the merchant to quickly locate a selected rug in its proper group, and also enabling the merchant to direct attention to an entire group by means of properly worded placard or sign without confusing these rugs with rugs of a different class that are located in a. separate group.

By supporting the rugs upon the platform in radial groups, the platform is consequently divided into separate segmental display areas or spaces 49 and these areas are utilized to display smaller niiscellaneous articles ot merchandise under certain conditions; and as shown in Figures 2 and 3, these areas are used to display smaller rolled rugs, which owing to their relatively small size do not interfere with the proper display of the larger' rugs.

vvhen it is desired to present a window display, then ornamentalV pieces may be placed upon the platform within the segmental areas` if), and as shown in Figure l these areas are used to display flower vases which obviously add to the attractiveness of the device.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is l. A rug display rack including a platform, an axial shaft carried by the platform, a supporting member secured to the shaft and spaced from the platform, radially disposed arms carried by the supporting member, said arms having opposed longitudinal edges for the reception of rolled rugs, and means for securing rolled rugs to the said arms.

2. A rug display rack including a base, a platform rotatably mounted upon the base, an axially disposed shaft carried by the platform, a bearino' member rotatably roceiving the terminal of the said shaft, and spacing members attached to the base and detachably connected to the said bearing member, thereby centering the bearing member relative to the base and insuring the az-:ial alinement of the platform with respect to the base.

8. A rug display rack including a platllltl form, a shaft carried by the platform, a supporting member carried by the shaft and spacedfrom the platform, radially disposed arms carried by the supporting member,

said arms having recesses formed in the longitudinal edges thereof for the reception of rolled rugs.

4. A rug display rack including a plat* form, a shaft carried by the platform, a supporting member carried by the shaft and spaced Vfrom the platform, radially disposed arms carried by the supporting' member, the longitudinal edges of the said arms positioned to engage and support rolled rugs in upright position upon the platform.

5. A rug display rack including a platform, a shaft carried by the platform, a supporting member carried by the shaft and spaced from the platform, radially disposed arms carried by the supporting member, said arms having recesses formed in the longitudinal edges thereof for the Vreception of rolled rugs, and means for holding the rugs in the said recesses.

6. A rug display rack including a platform having recesses arranged in radial groups thereon, a shaft carried by the platform, a supporting member carried by the shaft and spaced from the platform, radially disposed arms carried by the supporting members, said Varm having recesses formed thereon in alinement With the platform recesses to receive rolled rugs therein.

7. A rug display raclz including a platform, an axial shaft carried by the platform, a support-ing member carried by the shaft and spaced from the platform, radially disposed arms carried by the supporting member, said arms having separate recesses formed in each longitudinal edge for the reception of rolled rugs, and a common flexible member for securing the rugs in the separate recesses of leach longitudinal edge of the radially disposed arms.

- 8. A rug display rack including a platform having recesses arranged in radial groups thereon, a shaft car `ied by the platform, a supporting member carried by the shaft, radially disposed arms carried by the' supporting member and positioned in alinement With the said radial groups of recesses to support `rolled rugs in upright position upon the platform.

9. A rug display rack including a platform having recesses arranged in radial groups thereon, a shaft carried by the platform, a supporting member carried by the shaft and spaced from the platform, radially disposed arms carried by the supporting member, said arm having recesses formed therein in alinement With the said platform recesses to receive rolled rugs therein, and means for holding the said rugs in the reeesses of the radial arms.

10. A rug display rack including a platform `having recesses arranged in radial groups thereon, a shaft carried by the platform, a supporting member carried by the shaft, radially disposed arms carried by the supporting member and positioned in alinement With the said radial groups of recesses to support rolled rugs in upright position upon the platform, and means for securing the rugs to the said arms.

In testimony Whereofl aiiix my ture.

FRANK MICHELBACH. 

